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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002170

Bilston North West

Bilston North West is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,313 residents in Wolverhampton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wolverhampton
6,313

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,414

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,469.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.4%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Stone Cross & Hateley Heath, Sandwell11,365 residents · 48.1% owned · 29.4% no carWoods & Mesty Croft, Sandwell7,812 residents · 60.5% owned · 26.1% no carDudley Wood & Saltwells, Dudley7,798 residents · 58.0% owned · 23.6% no carWarley West, Sandwell8,206 residents · 62.0% owned · 25.3% no carPrinces End & Willingsworth, Sandwell6,309 residents · 59.2% owned · 24.3% no carWood Green & Old Park, Sandwell8,757 residents · 57.8% owned · 23.2% no car

Most similar within Wolverhampton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Ettingshall Park, Wolverhampton6,488 residents · 67.7% owned · 24.1% no carWoodcross, Wolverhampton6,586 residents · 62.7% owned · 23.3% no carBradley, Wolverhampton8,435 residents · 50.5% owned · 28.0% no carBilston North East, Wolverhampton7,725 residents · 54.3% owned · 28.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bilston North West

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned60%
1,448 households
Social rented24.7%
597 households
Private rented14.6%
353 households
Lives rent free0.5%
12 households
Shared ownership0.2%
4 households
Bilston North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached57.9%
1,396 households
Detached17.7%
428 households
Terraced14.8%
357 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.8%
213 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
11 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
7 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Bilston North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.4%
976 households
No cars or vans in household26.4%
637 households
2 cars or vans in household23.4%
564 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.8%
236 households
Bilston North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms55.7%
1,344 households
2 bedrooms23.5%
566 households
4 or more bedrooms13.8%
333 households
1 bedroom7%
169 households
Bilston North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.3%
1,577 households
One-person household26.5%
639 households
Other household types8.2%
199 households
Bilston North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household28.4%
684 households
1 person in household26.5%
639 households
3 people in household19.5%
471 households
4 people in household15.3%
370 households
5 people in household5.6%
136 households
6 people in household2.9%
71 households
7 people in household1.2%
28 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
13 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bilston North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.8%
1,249 residents
15–2917.8%
1,121 residents
30–4419.5%
1,229 residents
45–6426.4%
1,663 residents
65 and over16.6%
1,048 residents
Bilston North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White66%
4,166 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh20.7%
1,309 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.6%
355 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.1%
325 residents
Other ethnic group2.5%
161 residents
Bilston North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications31.9%
1,590 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.4%
917 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.9%
742 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
712 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
580 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.2%
257 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.7%
186 residents aged 16 and over
Bilston North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.9%
2,736 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43%
2,144 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
105 residents aged 16 and over
Bilston North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.5%
1,070 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.2%
806 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.3%
665 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.4%
617 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.4%
516 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.5%
374 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.4%
369 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
320 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5%
248 residents aged 16 and over
Bilston North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.4%
2,740 residents
Good health34.8%
2,197 residents
Fair health14.8%
937 residents
Bad health5.4%
339 residents
Very bad health1.6%
103 residents
Bilston North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.4%
5,139 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.6%
1,176 residents
Bilston North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension36.9%
890 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.8%
839 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.7%
548 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.3%
127 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
7 households
Bilston North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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